Lake Central was the 50-33 winner over Penn when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lake Central Indians fell just short of the Penn Kingsmen by a score of 37-35 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Indians have suffered against the Kingsmen since February 10, 2018.
Despite the loss, Lake Central still got an impressive performance from Vanessa Wimberly, who went 7 for 15 en route to 22 points plus five steals. The dominant performance also gave Wimberly a new career-high in threes (four). Bryn Leonard was another key player, earning four points along with three steals and two blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Macy Little, who posted 13 points plus six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Lexi Werner, who posted six points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Lake Central's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Penn, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Central will face off against Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Penn, they will take on Michigan City at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Penn is facing Michigan City at the right time seeing as Michigan City is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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